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Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket (AP)	5/9/2008 3:27 PM
AP - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child (AP)	5/9/2008 3:25 PM
AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy (AP)	5/9/2008 3:36 PM
AP - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game (AP)	5/9/2008 2:27 PM
AP - A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.
Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles (AP)	5/9/2008 1:03 PM
AP - Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah. The Four Corners destination allowed them to quickly hit four states Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
You want fries with that? YES!!!! (Reuters)	5/8/2008 10:47 AM
Reuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? (Reuters)	5/8/2008 10:47 AM
Reuters - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
Safety in numbers for speeding drivers (Reuters)	5/7/2008 9:28 AM
Reuters - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on Tuesday.
Building boom drives dump truck thefts (Reuters)	5/7/2008 9:27 AM
Reuters - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.
Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million (Reuters)	5/7/2008 9:26 AM
Reuters - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market.
Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen (Reuters)	5/9/2008 3:31 PM
Reuters - Canada's last known surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian citizen, the government said on Friday.
Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips (Reuters)	5/7/2008 2:42 PM
Reuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.
UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds (Reuters)	5/7/2008 1:32 AM
Reuters - A company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.
Rio firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist (Reuters)	5/5/2008 12:16 PM
Reuters - A Rio de Janeiro tour company could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of life in the city's notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug gang leaders.
Maid in HK court after sex with boss's teenage son (Reuters)	5/6/2008 1:58 AM
Reuters - A 45-year-old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer's 14-year-old son after watching Internet porn together, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Packaged pythons cause scare at German post office (AP)	5/9/2008 1:00 PM
AP - A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office. Police in Darmstadt say the snakes were stuffed into a parcel that was handed in for mailing to eastern Germany. It contained two tiger pythons and an albino tiger python of more than 3 feet in length.
Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder (Reuters)	5/6/2008 1:59 AM
Reuters - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.
Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973 (AP)	5/9/2008 12:55 PM
AP - Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.
Chinese drivers fined for slow-drive on scenic bridge (Reuters)	5/5/2008 8:26 AM
Reuters - China opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, but hundreds of drivers have been fined already for, unexpectedly, driving too slow to enjoy the view.
Woman donates kidney to her former English teacher (AP)	5/9/2008 1:01 PM
AP - Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.

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